Kospi surges as US-Iran deal to end war lifts energy fears
Foreign investors buy heavily as reopening of Strait of Hormuz eases concerns over oil supplies, inflation
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China’s graduates recast career choices, trading tradition for flexible paths as salary growth lags and postgraduate ambitions fade: MyCOS
· Ralph Jennings
More Chinese graduates explore gig work as pay growth trails national averages: report
China’s graduates recast career choices, trading tradition for flexible paths as salary growth lags and postgraduate ambitions fade: MyCOS
· Ralph Jennings
Sarytogan launches deep hunt for Kazakh copper prize
Sarytogan Graphite has fired up a maiden diamond drilling campaign at the Ilkin prospect, part of its Baynazar copper exploration project in central Kazakhstan, targeting what all the geological markers hint could be a significant copper porphyry system.
· Doug Bright
Oil slides nearly 5% as US-Iran deal paves way for Hormuz reopening | The National
Oil prices sank after the US and Iran agreed to an interim deal to end their months-long war, clearing the way for the Strait of Hormuz to reopen and for the easing of the supply crunch that has gripped global energy markets since February.
· Jennifer Gnana
Exclusive: The John Lee interview
AdvertisementAdvertisementNEWSCMP Hong Kong SeriesExclusive: The John Lee interviewHong Kong’s chief executive reflects on four years in office and looks ahead at the city’s future, touching on economic reforms, boosting birth rates and the Northern Metropolis. Updated: 15 Jun, 2026Advertisement[1]Exclusive | ‘Not g…
· SCMP Staff
Exclusive: The John Lee interview
AdvertisementAdvertisementNEWSCMP Hong Kong SeriesExclusive: The John Lee interviewHong Kong’s chief executive reflects on four years in office and looks ahead at the city’s future, touching on economic reforms, boosting birth rates and the Northern Metropolis. Updated: 15 Jun, 2026Advertisement[1]Exclusive | ‘Not g…
· SCMP Staff
SK chief's divorce payout hinges on quadrupled chip stock
Asset dispute turns on whether SK stake is valued at 2024 or current prices
· Moon Joon-hyun
Government aims to publish Hong Kong’s first 5-year plan in third quarter: minister
Constitutional and mainland affairs minister rejects concerns that blueprint signals shift towards planned economy, as public consultation launched
· Lo Hoi-ying
Government aims to publish Hong Kong’s first 5-year plan in third quarter: minister
Constitutional and mainland affairs minister rejects concerns that blueprint signals shift towards planned economy, as public consultation launched
· Lo Hoi-ying
Gina Rinehart bets $1.4 billion on Musk with record SpaceX stake
Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting has bought a $US1 billion ($1.4 billion) stake in SpaceX, the biggest investment outside iron ore in the private miner’s history and a bet on Elon Musk days after his rocket and satellite company staged the largest float on record.
· David Swan
Major highway closure hits 100 days as business payouts slammed
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· Lani Oataway
Trump warns France in exclusive interview with The Post: Kill tech tax or face 100% wine tariffs: ‘I have no choice’
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· James Franey
Zhipu AI’s stock rockets after Chinese firm makes GLM-5.2 open source
Move underscores a trend of Chinese players seeking to capture users displaced by rising prices for top models from US rivals
· Minxiao Chang
Zhipu AI’s stock rockets after Chinese firm makes GLM-5.2 open source
Move underscores a trend of Chinese players seeking to capture users displaced by rising prices for top models from US rivals
· Minxiao Chang
Pakistani gig workers' exports to hit record high but AI threats loom
Pakistan has the second-highest share of global online gig workers among non-high-income countries. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
· Adnan Aamir
Zhipu soars and Minimax stumbles as China's AI stocks diverge
Chinese AI startup Zhipu's share price has surged thanks in part to strong government ties, while rival Minimax has not seen the same stock market performance. (Source photos by Getty Images)
· Staff Writer
Innocean, SBVA launch startup growth platform
Innocean, the advertising and marketing arm of Hyundai Motor Group, said Monday it is partnering with venture capital firm SBVA to launch UP 2026, a growth platform designed to foster collaboration with high-growth startups and identify new business opportunities.
· Lee Han-gyoul
Fashion goals: Socceroos trade kit bags for it-bags as they level up off-field style
Australia stepped off the team bus in suits and holding designer pouches, showing they’ve come ‘a long way from a Country Road bag on the side of the field’
· Alyx Gorman
Starmer set to announce UK social media ban for teens
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, not pictured, attend a business roundtable meeting in Downing Street in London, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (Toby Shepheard/Pool Photo via AP)
· Brian Melley
‘Step down’: Owner of Platypus, Athlete’s Foot cops hostile bid from UK shareholder
Accent Group, the embattled footwear and clothing retailer behind Hype DC, Platypus, Lacoste and other brands, has received a hostile takeover bid from UK retail giant Frasers Group after frustration about mismanagement and poor governance reached a tipping point.
· Jessica Yun
Few months, even a year: Energy prices to remain elevated on US-Iran deal
It will take Asia's inflation-suffering economies months before they can fully heal now that U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a deal with Iran to end the 3-1/2 month-old war. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters and Getty Images)
· Staff Writer
Energy prices could stay high for months, a year after US-Iran deal
It will take Asia's inflation-suffering economies months before they can fully heal now that U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a deal with Iran to end the 3-1/2 month-old war. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters and Getty Images)
· Staff Writer
Colombians face stark choice on economy as runoff vote nears
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- Colombians eyeing a runoff election face two starkly different economic models against a backdrop of messy government finances.
· Yonhap
Indonesian business lobby warns confusing policies sow 'dangerous distrust'
Arsjad Rasjid, chairman of the Indonesian Business Council, speaks during an interview with Nikkei Asia on June 11. (Photo by Kazuho Fujiwara)
· Staff Writer
Data shows China’s trade-in scheme is successfully driving consumer spending
Readers discuss the impact of China’s massive consumption subsidy programme, and the traditional dominance of administrative officers in key government roles
· Letters
Data shows China’s trade-in scheme is successfully driving consumer spending
Readers discuss the impact of China’s massive consumption subsidy programme, and the traditional dominance of administrative officers in key government roles
· Letters
Finance students’ ‘near-peer’ mentoring raises school pupils’ financial literacy
PublishedJune 15 2026
· Andrew Jack
Masters in Finance 2026 ranking: methodology and key
PublishedJune 15 2026
Masters in Finance 2026 ranking: methodology and key
PublishedJune 15 2026
French business schools lead FT Masters in Finance 2026 ranking
Andrew Jack, Leo Cremonezi and Sam Stephens
· Andrew Jack
Students push business schools to beef up private markets teaching
PublishedJune 15 2026
· Seb Murray
Graduates go back to school for finance masters in tough job market
PublishedJune 15 2026
· Seb Murray
Dalaroo hits high-grade gold in soils along 7km in West Africa
Dalaroo Metals has hit the kind of surface geochemistry numbers that would make many a hard-rock driller blush, unveiling a stunning peak soil sample result of 23.26 grams per tonne (g/t) gold at its Bondoukou gold project in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa.
· Murray Ward
Beijing summons Sam’s Club representatives over ‘food safety issues’
Walmart-owned supermarket chain urged to strictly fulfil its corporate responsibilities
· Ji Siqi
Beijing summons Sam’s Club representatives over ‘food safety issues’
Walmart-owned supermarket chain urged to strictly fulfil its corporate responsibilities
· Ji Siqi
Asian stocks leap as Trump says Strait of Hormuz will reopen
Asian stock markets, like the Nikkei Stock Average, soared on the back of the U.S. and Iran reaching a deal on Sunday to permanently end military operations in the Iran war. (Photo by Shintaro Ino)
· Staff Writer
The Iran war has bent the world's metals industry out of shape | The National
Blood and iron will decide the great questions of the day, as Otto von Bismarck said. Like all conflicts from the Bronze Age onwards, modern wars rely on metal. But the struggle in the Gulf has also bent the global metals industry out of shape. Reforging it will take time.
· Robin Mills
PM promises extraordinary financial support for companies moving to regional areas
SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Kim Min-seok promised extraordinary financial support Monday to help facilitate corporate investment in regional areas as part of the government's push to create economic growth engines in non-metropolitan areas for balanced development.
· CHANG JAE SUN
Alibaba weighs acquiring Pupu in quick-commerce battle with Meituan
Alibaba is weighing whether to acquire grocery delivery platform Pupu, though the latter says it is not a given that it would agree to a deal.
· Staff Writer
US attack drone maker taps into Taiwan controller demand
An AeroVironment display at the Association of the United States Army annual meeting and exposition in October 2024: The company, known for drones used by Ukraine to repel Russia's invading forces, is establishing a presence in the Taiwanese market. © Reuters
· Staff Writer
Hong Kong’s media must go global amid tech disruption, economic uncertainty
Deals signed during city leader’s Central Asian trip have opened new doors for industry, but it’s up to companies to boldly step through them
· Tammy Tam
Hong Kong’s media must go global amid tech disruption, economic uncertainty
Deals signed during city leader’s Central Asian trip have opened new doors for industry, but it’s up to companies to boldly step through them
· Tammy Tam
U.S.-Iran deal offers relief to S. Korean economy, but lower energy prices may take time
A ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran and plans to reopen the Strait of Hormuz have eased one of the biggest external risks facing South Korea's economy, but oil prices could take time to stabilize and return to pre-war levels, experts said Monday.
· Yonhap
Eclipse reveals broader Greenland critical minerals bounty
Eclipse Metals has breathed new life into a century-old mine, uncovering a suite of high-tech critical minerals alongside high-grade fluorite at its historic Ivigtût project in southern Greenland.
· Penny Taylor
Seoul stocks sharply higher late Mon. morning on U.S.-Iran deal
SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks were trading sharply higher late Monday morning, as market sentiment improved after the United States and Iran reached an agreement to end their monthslong war, which includes the reopening of the Hormuz Strait.
· Kang Jae-eun
(News Focus) U.S.-Iran deal offers relief to S. Korean economy, but lower energy prices may take time
SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- A ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran and plans to reopen the Strait of Hormuz have eased one of the biggest external risks facing South Korea's economy, but oil prices could take time to stabilize and return to pre-war levels, experts said Monday.
· Kim Eun-jung
Markets rally, oil tumbles after US-Iran deal announcement
Stock markets across the Asia-Pacific region rallied sharply on Monday after the United States and Iran confirmed an agreement aimed at ending the conflict between Washington, Israel and Tehran.
· Middleeasteye